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IAG abandons Air Europa takeover due to European Commission demands

Link Securities | The European Commission (EC) explained on Friday morning the reasons why it opposed the purchase of Air Europa by IAG, according to Expansión. Iberia’s parent company announced on Thursday that it was abandoning the operation due to the EC’s demands, as it considered that the acquisition would no longer make sense if it had complied with them. The merger between the two would have adversely affected competition…


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Iberdrola buys 88% of British distributor ENW for €5 billion

Norbolsa | Iberdrola (IBE) announced that it had agreed to acquire an 88% stake in UK network operator ENWL for €5 billion (€2.5 billion equity value). The closing of the transaction is now subject to obtaining approval from the UK government within an initial three months and a review by the Competition and Markets Authority.


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UK court embargoes Aena’s Luton shares over Spanish government cuts to renewables

Bankinter | A British court has placed a precautionary embargo on the airport operator’s right of usufruct over Luton Airport (London). The decision affects 26.01% of Luton’s shares, where Aena has a total stake of 51%. It therefore affects the Spanish government’s indirect shareholding in the British airport. It is the consequence of an award condemning Spain for the cut in premiums for renewable energies. Specifically, the energy company NextEra…


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Government gives Enagás green light to start Spanish part of H2Med

Banco Sabdell : According to press reports, the Council of Ministers will today authorise Enagás to start the Spanish part of the future European hydrogen network, H2Med. Work should start soon to meet the target of being operational by 2030. Assessment: Positive news with limited impact, as it will be a long process until 2030, the date initially planned (ceteris paribus) for the start of operations. H2Med is estimated to…


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Iberdrola, ICO, Sabadell and HSBC sign €500m syndicated green loan to finance wind, PV and battery projects in US and Australia

Link Securities | Iberdrola, ICO, Sabadell and HSBC have signed a syndicated green loan for an amount of €500 million that is covered by Cesce through its Green Investment Policy on behalf of the State, and which is guaranteed by the Internationalisation Risk Reserve Fund (FRRI), attached to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise. The proceeds of the transaction will be used to finance renewable wind and photovoltaic projects,…


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Iberdrola gets authorisation for construction of Cofrentes I and Ayora 1 plants

Link Securities | Iberdrola (IBE) has obtained administrative construction authorisation (AAC) for its Cofrentes I (184 MW) and Ayora 1 (182 MW) photovoltaic plants, both in the province of Valencia, according to Expansión. The company says these two plants will generate enough energy to supply approximately 200,000 homes and avoid 124,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere per year. The Cofrentes I PV plant is located in the municipalities…


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Santander and BBVA drop between two and three points on stock market after new banking tax announced in Italy

Intermoney| Yesterday was a bad day for the Ibex (-0.6%) which saw the effect of the new tax on banks in Italy also felt in the Madrid selective, which, however, at least maintains an advance in 2023 of +13%, in line with the EuroStoxx. Among the stocks that suffered the most were Santander and BBVA, which dropped between 2 and 3 points. Unicaja and Sabadell also had a day to…


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Iberdrola reduces debt maturities in 2023 to less than €2 billion

Link Securities | Iberdrola (IBE) has reduced its debt maturities in 2023 to less than €2 billion, after obtaining €4.855 billion in new financing and extending the duration of €6.1 billion so far this year, as reported on Monday by Expansión newspaper based on Europa Press. Specifically, the electricity company has received the support of the market, having executed some 30 operations between loan extensions and new financing in the…


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Ibex 35 closes week at 9,415 points after dropping 0.37% on Friday

Nicolás López (Singular Bank) | Friday’s session closed in Europe with a mixed tone and slight variations in the main stock market indices. After the rises of the last few weeks, which have brought the indices back to their highs before the banking crisis, investors have been cautious in general as they wait for new references. In particular, the results season that has just started and the central banks’ meetings…


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Only 3% of Ibex 35 companies have female CEOs

F.R. | Ibex 35 companies have only 3% female CEOs, 9% female board chairwomen and 19% female presence in senior management, according to the Barometer of Gender Diversity in Governing Bodies in Europe, based on the analysis of the main stock market indicators of 16 European markets and the Stoxx600 as of January 1st this year, carried out by ecoDa, the European Federation of Directors’ Organisations to which the Spanish…